On Sunday, Councilmembers Pat Kernighan (District 2) and Libby Schaaf (District 4) hosted a lecture by crime expert Franklin Zimring about New York City’s crime reduction successes and how Oakland could implement the same strategies to tackle crime.

“We can’t afford to squabble,” Schaaf said to the approximately 75 Oakland residents gathered at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church on High Street. “More time means we lose more lives.”